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'12 Years A Slave', Cate Blanchett, and Chiwetel Ejiofor Win Multiple Film Critics' Awards

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Before we find out which films are going to receive Oscar nominations this year, we must first see which films the critics have been heralding as the best of 2013. Several film critics associations released their award winners over the weekend, which resulted in recognition for films that are considered to be front-runners, as well as smaller films that have been critically-acclaimed but have not received as much attention as some of their counterparts. Perhaps most interestingly, these minor associations have been spreading out their accolades amongst a wide variety of films, which could mean that there won't be one film sweeping up the awards come Oscar night.
We took a look at several of the major awards categories to see if we could predict the Oscar nominations and winners based on the films that won awards from the Boston Society of Film Critics, the Washington DC Film Critics Association, the L.A. Film Critics Association and the New York Film Critics online.
Best FilmThree different critics associations — Boston Society of Film Critics, Washington D.C. Film Critics Association, and New York Film Critics Online — awarded the top prize to 12 Years A Slave, which has long been considered to be the front-runner for Best Picture at the Oscars. It's received critical acclaim as well as proven itself to have a great deal of audience appeal, and has managed to bridge the gap between the two audiences well, and earned high praise from both parties. The film's multiple wins seem to have solidified its status as the Oscar race's front-runner, as the combination of critical awards and the strong, visceral reaction that it has inspired in moviegoers means that it is not only a lock for a nomination, but is the expected winner as well. Meanwhile, the L.A. Film Critics Association went in a different direction, and awarded Best Film to both Gravity and Her. Gravity was considered a major Oscar contender when it first arrived in theaters, as its combination of strong performances and massive box office success made it the focus of a great deal of awards speculation. However, it has not been able to translate that buzz into any award wins. It's very likely to receive a nomination for Best Picture, as well as a Best Actress nod for Sandra Bullock, but it doesn't seem likely cause an upset on Oscar night. Her, meanwhile, was also awarded the top prize by the National Board of Review, and these awards have solidified the film's chances at being recognized by the Academy. Like Gravity, though, its high probability of a nomination doesn't seem likely to result in a surprise win.
Best Actor 12 Years' star Chiwetel Ejiofor was awarded Best Actor by critics in Boston, D.C., and New York, which is unsurprising since, like his film, he has been considered the frontrunner for months now. However, the Best Actor race at the Oscars is a bit harder to predict than Best Picture. Ejiofor is a lock for a nomination, but the sheer amount of critically acclaimed performances in recent films make it hard to estimate the likelihood of him taking home the award. He's still likely perceived as the one to beat come Oscar night, but there's a chance that he could be edged out by L.A. Film Critics Association winner Bruce Dern. Although Dern's film, Nebraska, hasn't received the kind of press attention that 12 Years a Slave has, Dern's performance has topped many critics' lists, and it seems highly likely that he will receive an Oscar nomination for his work. Dern could even manage to pull an upset on Oscar night, as there's a chance that the Academy might want to recognize his long, highly acclaimed career.
Best ActressIn a category that is crowded with major contenders, most of whom are previous Oscar winners, the only one who seems to be a lock is Cate Blanchett, whose performance in Blue Jasmine was awarded by all four critics associations. Blanchett's performance has received rave reviews, and she appears to be the one to beat on Oscar night. The only actress who seems likely to upset Blanchett is Adèle Exarchopoulos, star of Blue is the Warmest Color. Exarchopoulos actually tied for the L.A. critics' prize, and the amount of buzz that the film and her performance have received mean that only she and Blanchett are the definite contenders for the award this year. Unless they both manage to be upset by Emma Thompson or Meryl Streep, it seems as if this year, the Academy will mostly be deciding between awarding a promising newcomer or a previous winner.
Best Director The directing awards this weekend were split between Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity, who received three awards, and Steve McQueen, who was the favorite of the Boston Film Critics Association. Both of them are considered to be the major contenders for the Oscar this year, but its still hard to predict which one will take the award home. It's likely that Best Director would be the only major award that Gravity will walk away with, and the film's technical developments and incredible performances mean that Cuaron is deserving of the prize. However, the universal appeal and acclaim of 12 Years a Slave could swing in McQueen's favor, plus, it would be a historical moment, as a win would make McQueen the first African American man to win Best Director. Of course, there's also a chance that underdog Spike Jonze could upset them both, as his film Her has been quietly winning critics' awards. Jonze was the L.A. Film Critics runner up, and he seems highly likely to earn an Oscar nomination, which solidifies him as a possible contender.
Best Screenplay Her was the big winner for this category, winning awards from the New York and D.C. contingents. The Boston and L.A. favorites, Enough Said by Nicole Holofcener and Before Midnight by Julie Delpy and Richard Linklater, respectively, represent that this category, more than the others, is wide open when it comes to possible nominations. Enough Said and Before Midnight were both considered to be major contenders when they hit theaters over the summer, but until now have been unable to translate that into any awards recognition. Meanwhile, Jonze has proven himself to be a significant presence in the screenplay race, and it's likely that he will receive nomination come Oscar time. However, with no real front-runner so far, it's hard to predict who will go home the winner. It's anyone's game at this point.
Best Foreign FilmDespite Blue Is the Warmest Color being considered the far-and-away favorite to win the Oscar, some significant competition has recently emerged in the form of The Great Beauty, Wadjida, and The Broken Circle Breakdown. All three won awards over the weekend — Wadjida was the favorite of Boston critics, The Broken Circle Breakdown was loved by DC critics, and The Great Beauty took home the top prize at the European Film Awards — which seems to solidify the Oscar race for Best Foreign Picture. And while Blue is still considered a lock to take home the award, it could have been hurt by much of the negative press that has followed it since Cannes, which might allow one of those three films to sneak in and cause an upset. If any of them do pull it off, it will likely be The Great Beauty, which was the LA critics' runner up, and will only be helped by its major win at the European Film Awards.
Check out the full list of winners, below.
THE WASHINGTON, D.C. FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION WINNERS 2013
Best Film12 Years a SlaveBest DirectorAlfonso Cuarón (Gravity)Best ActorChiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)Best ActressCate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)Best Supporting ActorJared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)Best Supporting ActressLupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)Best Acting Ensemble12 Years a SlaveBest Youth PerformanceTye Sheridan (Mud)Best Adapted ScreenplayJohn Ridley (12 Years a Slave)Best Original ScreenplaySpike Jonze (Her)Best Animated FeatureFrozenBest DocumentaryBlackfishBest Foreign Language FilmThe Broken Circle BreakdownBest Art DirectionProduction Designer Catherine Martin, Set Decorator Beverley Dunn (The Great Gatsby)Best CinematographyEmmanuel Lubezki, ASC, A.M.C. (Gravity)Best EditingAlfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger (Gravity)Best Original ScoreHans Zimmer (12 Years a Slave)The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DCLee Daniels' The Butler
BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS WINNERS 2013
Best Picture12 Years a Slave
Best Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years a Slave
Best Actress Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine
Best Supporting Actor James Gandolfini for Enough Said
Best Supporting Actress June Squibb for Nebraska
Best Director Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave
Best ScreenplayNicole Holofcener for Enough Said
Best CinematographyEmmanuel Lubezki for Gravity
Best Documentary The Act of Killing
Best Foreign-Language FilmWadjida
Best Animated Film The Wind Rises
Best Film Editing (awarded in memory of Karen Schmeer) Daniel P. Hanley and Mike HillforRush
Best New Filmmaker (awarded in memory of David Brudnoy) Ryan Coogler for Fruitvale Station
Best Ensemble CastNebraska
Best Use of Music in a FilmInside Llewyn Davis
L.A. FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION WINNERS 2013
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM:Blue Is the Warmest ColorRunner-up: The Great Beauty
BEST PICTURE (tie):Gravity and Her
BEST ACTRESS (tie):Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine and Adèle Exarchopoulos, Blue Is the Warmest Color
BEST SCREENPLAY:Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Before MidnightRunner-up: Spike Jonze, Her
BEST ACTOR:Bruce Dern, NebraskaRunner-up: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
BEST DIRECTOR:Alfonso Cuarón, GravityRunner-up: Spike Jonze, Her
BEST DOCUMENTARY:Stories We TellRunner-up: The Act of Killing
Douglas Edwards Independent/Experimental Film/Video Award:Cabinets Of Wonder: Films and a Performance by Charlotte Pryce
BEST MUSIC SCORE:T Bone Burnett, Inside Llewyn DavisArcade Fire and Owen Pallett, Her
BEST ANIMATION, Ernest &amp; CelestineRunner-up: The Wind Rises
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (tie):James Franco, Spring Breakers, and Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity Runner-up, Bruno Delbonnel, Inside Llewyn Davis
BEST EDITING:Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger, GravityRunner-up: Shane Carruth and David Lowery, Upstream Color
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a SlaveRunner-up: June Squibb, Nebraska
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:K.K. Barrett, HERRunner-up: Jess Gonchor, Inside Llewyn DavisNEW GENERATION Prize:Megan Ellison
LEGACY OF CINEMA:The Criterion Collection
SPECIAL CITATION:12 Years a Slave
NEW YORK FILM CRITICS ONLINE WINNERS 2013
Best Picture12 Years a Slave
Ensemble CastAmerican Hustle
Best DirectorAlfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Best ScreenplaySpike Jonze, Her
Best ActressCate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Best ActorChiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Best Supporting ActressLupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Best Supporting ActorJared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
DocumentaryThe Act of Killing
Animated FeatureThe Wind Rises
Foreign LanguageBlue is the Warmest Color
Breakthrough PerformanceAdèle Exarchopoulos, Blue is the Warmest Color
CinematographyEmmanuel Lubezki, Gravity
Use of MusicT Bone Bunett, Inside Llewyn Davis
Debut DirectorRyan Coogler, Fruitvale Station
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The most recent Mr. Holland's Opus-ode of Bob's Burgers sends Bob into Wagstaff Elementary to be the substitute Home Economic teacher. Points off for yet another "Bob takes on a new job of the week" plot, when the ongoing struggles of the restaurant tend to be funnier. But points back on for finding the perfect genre that mixes agressive jokes and heart, and that's what the show does best.
And Bob turns out to be a great teacher, who's passionate enough to patiently engage the toughest of students (even ones who ask, "What's a beverage?"). He even delivers an inspirational screed to Zeke, who takes a break from roughousing with Jimmy Jr. to prove he's a good enough chef to headline their "Home Ec-staurant." Eventually, Bob's success gets the Wagstaff lunchladies and their employers, the evil Caf Co. food company, ready to shut him down. But all it takes is a Dead Poet's Society-type display of affection to inspire Bob to make a final stand and serve one last lunch with the kids. It ends up more inspirational than many of the movies it's parodying.
Now, let's look at the best moments from each character this week:
Bob: While once Bob gets his fervor for teaching there's plenty to enjoy, his best moment is probably his initial terrified disbelief at how the home ec class behaves. "Kids are terrible. Why do we keep having them?"
Linda: Shuffled off to a minor story teaching Teddy how to dance, Linda doesn't have much going on, but the herky-jerky way she dances will always be hysterical.
Tina: Tina gets shuffled off by the writers much like she was shuffled off by Bob in lieu of more Home Ec. humor, but it was sweet how little Bob had to do in order to win her back from the dungeon of metal shop class. "[You need me] to wash dishes?" "Yes, but also prep work." "Okay!"
Gene: When a classmate compliments his dad's teaching, he responds, "He's married! To a friend of mine."
Louise: The youngest Belcher is on fire with the one liners. "I can't go back to my old job. I burned a lot of bridges there." Now when are we going to get another Gene and/or Louise episode?
Guest MVP: Zeke (Bobby Tisdale) is in good form this week, managing to be Bob's teacher's pet without losing his gross, immature edges. "We're busier than a monkey with six ding-alings!" But Larry Murphy also deserves special mention for voicing most of the guest characters lately, from his usual Teddy to Hildy, the mustachioed lunch lady.
Recurring Gags: The first Burgers of the Week in a while, "Edward James Olive-Most" and "Bohemian Radishy," were worth the wait.
Final Judgment: Pass +.
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Since he began playing in the NBA ten years ago, there has been a great deal of debate as to whether LeBron James would surpass Michael Jordan as the greatest basketball player of all time. People have compared everything from their stats to their playing style to the amount of championships they've won, but now there's going to be a new category in which to compare the two: their acting skills. James is set to make his film debut in the upcoming comedy Ballers, where he will play a fictionalized version of himself opposite Kevin Hart. Hart will star as James' jealous younger brother, who finds an opportunity to step out of the champion's shadow when he attends a basketball camp in Miami.
Ballers was originally supposed to begin production back in 2011, but after the Miami Heat lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the Championship finals, the film was put on hold to prevent backlash from Miami fans, who would be upset with their star player for spending the summer filming a movie instead of improving his game. However, now that James has led the team to two consecutive Championships, he is free to film without any criticism. After all, champions are allowed a lot more leeway than the average player — look at Shaq and Kazaam.
Hart will be co-writing the film with his collaborators, Joey Wells, Chris Spencer, and Harry Ratchford, and the team hopes to have the movie ready to begin filming in the summer of 2014, as James is only available during the NBA off-season. In addition to the short time frame, the production team will also have to work around Hart's busy schedule — he has two films being released in early 2014, and is currently in the middle of filming a third. Hart's career has taken off recently, and he has enjoyed a great deal of success with both his movies and stand up, which makes him an ideal co-star for James, since he has experience carrying a film, and has proven himself to be a big box office draw. With both Hart and James signed on, Ballers should have no problem attracting an audience, regardless of how well James is able to deliver his lines.
In addition to Ballers, James will serve as the executive producer of the upcoming Starz sitcom, Survivor's Remorse, about the struggles of two men, one of whom is a successful NBA star. Clearly, he will be using these opportunities to show off the wide range of characters that he is able to embody. But King James isn't the only Miami Heat star to make the jump into show business: his teammate Dwayne Wade recently sold a half-hour comedy to Fox called Three the Hard Way, which will be based on his memoir, Father First. The show will follow a fictional basketball player, Daryl Wade, and his eccentric friends who come together to help raise Daryl's two sons after he is granted full custody.
Both James and Wade are in the middle of the NBA regular season, where they are currently in second place behind the Indiana Pacers. Hart can next bee seen opposite Ice Cube in Ride Along, which arrives in theaters on January 17, and in About Last Night with Regina Hall, which opens on Valentine's Day.
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Thanksgiving is on Thursday, meaning the forthcoming episodes of your favorite shows will be overwhelmingly holiday-themed. In the meantime, here's what you can expect to see on the tube this week.
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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole ChristmasWatching the original Boris Karloff-narrated Grinch film during the holidays is about as American as Thanksgiving turkey and the requisite over-eating (U.S.A.!). And if by "original" Grinch film, you think I'm referring to Ron Howard's bizarre 2000 live action movie starring Jim Carrey, well then, shame on you. How the Grinch Stole Christmas airs Friday, November 29 at 8 PM ET on ABC.
New GirlOn this Thanksgiving-themed episode of New Girl, Jess and the gang embark on a camping trip to celebrate the holiday. That's right, only in the surreal world of LA can a bunch of twentysomething SoCal hipsters eat their cranberry logs and Stove Top stuffing outdoors in the middle of November. Must be nice. New Girl airs Tuesday at 8 PM ET on Fox.
Tosh.OAs a comic, Daniel Tosh is known for his borderline-offensive style of comedy – which makes him a perfect candidate to host his very own YouTube clips show on Comedy Central, right? Of course, Tosh.O's gross-out videos may be too provocative for some folks (few can find the humor in a giant pus-filled growth being lanced off a man's back). But then you can just as easily watch reruns of The Andy Griffith Show on TV Land. I hear they're really swell. New episodes of Tosh.O air Tuesdays at 7 PM ET on Comedy Central.
Ancient AliensWere the pyramids designed by beings from another world? Was Stonehenge the work of interplanetary visitors? Did the lost city of Atlantis really exist? These questions and more have been presented (albeit never answered) on six seasons and counting of the History Channel's widely popular conspiracy show, Ancient Aliens. New episodes air Friday at 7 PM ET on H2.
TremeWhat happened to Treme? For a short while, it was hailed as David Simon's widely anticipated follow-up to The Wire. And then just like that, people stopped talking about it. Well the show never went anywhere, it's just that TV finally caught up with Simon, with critically-acclaimed series like Breaking Bad and Homeland basically picking up where The Wire left off. That said, should you be watching the fourth and final season of Treme when it debuts this Sunday on HBO. In a word: Yes!
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Although fans of Happy Endings were sad to see the show cancelled by ABC this past spring, one of the stars, Adam Pally, has landed a new gig as Doctor Peter Prentice on Fox’s The Mindy Project. (Although unfortunately, now The Mindy Project itself is being put on hiatus until Brooklyn 9-9 finishes its freshman season in Mindy's former timeslot.) Peter was hired at Mindy’s practice to replace Paul Leotard (guest star James Franco) who was brought on to replace Mindy when she went to Haiti at the end of season one; whew, that was complicated. Now, Peter is a permanent fixture at the doctor’s office and we couldn’t be happier.
Since joining the cast early in the show’s second season, Pally has brought a new kind of raunchy, frat-boy humor to The Mindy Project, which the show was sorely lacking. Recently, Peter convinced Morgan, a nurse at the practice, to sext one of Mindy’s love interests on her behalf when they found her phone. Pally had one of the best lines of the whole episode — maybe the whole season — when he said, “If a girl doesn’t respond to me immediately, she’s either stuck-up, dead, or living in an elevator, all three of which are deal breakers.”
Even for those of us who were huge fans of The Mindy Project before Pally joined the cast, he has quickly become one of our favorite characters — surpassing Betsy and Beverly, who haven’t been around much this year. Dare we say it: he might even be funnier than Jeremy (and maybe even more charming since Jeremy has been going through some stuff recently.) Pally is certainly our favorite new character this season and we’re happy he’s going to stick around.
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Before X-Men fans can start lining up to see Days of Future Past when it arrives in theaters in 2014, the cast needs to head back to Montreal and do some re-shoots. The news comes after it was recently reported by Hypable that the latest installment in the X-Men franchise is reportedly the second most expensive film 20th Century Fox has ever made, costing around $225 million. The only film that is more expensive? James Cameron's Avatar, which cost an impressive $237 million. But the ridiculously large price tag for the film got us thinking: is there anything out there that is ridiculously expensive and yet still cheaper than the new X-Men movie?
In honor of the film entering re-shoots and its massive price tag only growing bigger, we've found seven insanely expensive things that cost less than X-Men: Days of Future Past.
A NASA Space Shuttle and a Commercial Flight Into Space - $28,550,000If you ever dreamed about traveling into space, you can finally make those dreams a reality for the low price of $250,000. That's how much it would cost for a commercial flight into space, courtesy of Virgin Galactic. Of course, if you don't want to travel alongside other people, and would prefer instead to have a spacecraft all to yourself, NASA has started a program in which they sell used space shuttles for an asking price of $28.8 million. The best part? When you buy a shuttle, they throw in an engine for free. Now, that's a deal.
An Exact Replica of the Royal Wedding - Just over $32 million Prince William's 2011 wedding to Kate Middleton was a global event, watched by millions across the planet and the mobs gathered outside of Westminister Abbey. But if you're looking to plan a royal wedding of your own, it will only cost a little over $32 million. That includes the designer dress, the lavish ceremony, the custom designed cake, and of course, all of the security needed to keep Kate and William's special day from being ruined by over enthusiastic revellers. The entire cost was split between Kate's family and the royal family, so it should be no problem for the average millionaire to throw a similar spectacle.
A Chance to Be James Bond, Plus the Most Expensive Car in the World - $57,700,808 Being the most famous secret agent in the world isn't cheap: between cars, gadgets, designer suits and plenty of martinis — shaken, not stirred — 007 would probably cost British taxpayers just over $5 and a half million. Although, what's a few million when it comes to protecting the nation from maniacal super villains who cry blood? After you're done protecting your country and spending the night with beautiful, exotic women, it will come time to reward yourself. Why not buy yourself the most expensive car currently on the market, a Ferrari GTO? It'll only run you a cool $52 million, and you'll continue to be the coolest spy in pop culture history.
Charles Xavier's Westchester Mansion - $58,180,386 That's right, for about a quarter of the cost of the upcoming X-Men film, producers could have simply bought a Westchester mansion and turned it into the headquarters for Professor X. If you're a die-hard X-Men fan with a few million dollars lying around, why not treat yourself to a luxurious and high tech home where you can probably screen Days of Future Past in private. After all, it's got to be easier than attempting to turn yourself in Wolverine.
Actually Becoming Batman - $134,735,100 The best thing about Batman is that he is the kind of superhero that anyone can become. He doesn't need any radioactive spiders or gamma rays to become the hero that Gotham deserves, just lots and lots of cash. And if you've got that kind of money in the back, you too can treat yourself to a batmobile, costume, underground lair, and all of the weapons your heart desires and still come in under the budget of the new X-Men movie. Unfortunately, though, the price tag doesn't include trips to the doctor after you give yourself laryngitis with your growly bat-voice.
Paying the Salaries of Both the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks - $188,154,135 Currently, the Brooklyn Nets have the most expensive salary cap in the NBA, dividing a total of $101,291,208 amongst Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Deron Williams and the rest of the boys. Their cross-town rivals the New York Knicks have the second most expensive payroll, and their roster — which includes Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire and Metta World Peace/Ron Artest — runs them $86,862,927. For less than it costs to make this film, you could pay the entire salaries for both teams, and still have money left over to spend on courtside seats and dinners at the 40/40 club. Becoming a sports mogul has never looked more affordable.
Your Own Hogwarts Castle - $204 million If you were the kind of child who cried when you didn't receive a letter from Hogwarts on your 11th birthday, but now have loads of money to spend on frivolous things, have we got some great news for you. For the low, low price of only $204 million, you can build your own School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and finally live your dream of being a wizard. Eat all of your meals in the Great Hall, sort your friends into their respective houses, sneak out of the dormitories and explore the dungeons, look after the three-headed dog sleeping on the third floor, and live just like Harry, Ron, and Hermione, but without that annoying threat of death. The price doesn't include a Forbidden Forest, but it would be hard to find a hippogriff to put in there anyway.
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Christmas may still be a month off, but when has that ever stopped the Hallmark Channel from rolling out its holiday themed movies a tad bit early? Quick answer: never! Which is why a snowy-white TV-flick starring none-other than Henry Winkler is just one of the great programs on our list this week. Here's what else you need to be watching.
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Modern FamilyWhy Modern Family? Because it's still the most consistently funnyshow on network TV. And we all know how the Big Four's crop of brand spankin' new sitcoms have been faring lately. Just turns on The Crazy Ones for five minutes. A vomit bag may be required. A new episode of Modern Family airs Wednesday at 9PM ET on ABC.
JFK: Three Shots That Changed AmericaWant more JFK anniversary coverage? How could you not? Then you'll want to check out the History Channel's engrossing two-part documentary airing this Friday. Not only does it include rare and unseen footage of the Kennedy assassination, but it also repudiates claims that there was a conspiracy or government cover-up. Hope you're listening, Oliver Stone! JFK: Three Shots That Changed America will air this Friday on the History Channel. Check your local listings for times.
The Most Wonderful Time of the YearThanksgiving hasn't even arrived yet, but Christmas season is already in full swing on the Hallmark Channel. In this heartwarming gem from 2008, Henry Winkler goes to great lengths to teach his curmudgeonly sister (Brooke Burns) about the true meaning of the holiday. That's right, folks, he's leaving the Fonz jacket at home! The Most Wonderful Time of the Year airs this Wednesday at 8PM ET on the Hallmark Channel.
The SimpsonsYep, America's favorite animated family (sorry Griffins) are back at it for a record-braking 25th season. Who's still watching, you ask? Well, enough people for Matt Groening and company to score a cool $750 million after signing an immensely lucrative syndication deal with FXX last week. And with over episodes and counting, those chinless Springfieldians show no signs of slowing down. Another new episode of The Simpsons airs this Sunday at 8PM ET on Fox.
ChoppedFor 17 seasons and counting, Chopped has been pitting chefs against one another and seeing what they come up with. This week the cooks are asked to combine exotic dishes like kimchi and gefilte fish, as well as a dessert round featuring marshmallow cake and citrus water. Mmm...anyone else feeling hungry right about now? A new episode of Chopped airs this Tuesday at 7 PM ET on the Food Network.
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The second season of Fox’s The Mindy Project has pulled out all the stops — and called in a couple favors — in terms of guest stars. We’re only part of the way into the season and The Mindy Project has had more guest stars than episodes, although we’re not complaining. All the guests on the show have been fantastic comedic talents who have only added the laughs, but these are our five favorites (so far).
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Vanessa Bayer
Saturday Night Live’s Bayer guest starred recently on The Mindy Project as a slightly-boring love interest for Danny, but she quickly realized she deserves better. And we wished she’d had a bigger and better guest spot.
Timothy Olyphant
The Justified actor played skateboarding and tattooed Graham, who Mindy dates to prove she isn’t too picky. We loved seeing Olyphant stretch his comedic muscles (by which we mean we loved seeing him shirtless).
Josh Peck
We were pleasantly surprised to see Peck on The Mindy Project as nurse Tamara’s good-for-nothing boyfriend, Rayron, who had only been mentioned by name up until this season. Peck is a long way from his Drake and Josh days.
Glenn Howerton
The actor has proved his comedic talents for years on FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but he’s playing a very different character on The Mindy Project: Cliff, a straight-laced, no-nonsense lawyer (and a possible love interest for Mindy).
James Franco
In one of the most notable appearances on this season of The Mindy Project, Franco guest starred as Dr. Paul Leotard. However, after a two-episode stint, he was gone and we were left feeling sad and Franco-less.
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Movie studio bosses eager to cash in on the popularity of James Cameron's sci-fi epic Avatar have lost their bid to trademark the name Pandorapedia for a planned clothing line. Twentieth Century Fox executives were keen to register the brand for merchandising purposes, but officials at the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board rejected their second request last week (08Nov13), ruling the name was too similar to that of the Pandora Sportswear Corporation.
An eight-page opinion issued to Fox chiefs states, "We find that the marks PANDORA and PANDORAPEDIA are similar and thus... favors a finding of likelihood of confusion."
Pandora was the alien moon featured in the 2009 blockbuster, while all things Avatar were explained in Cameron's own encyclopaedia, Pandorapedia, which is used by players of the Avatar video game.
Avatar 2 is due for release in 2016.

When times are tough, we've all fantasized about traveling back to a simpler era in history, just like Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future. After all, he sure made that DeLorean look cool.
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Well thanks to a new video posted by BuzzFeed, it seems as if time travel may actually be real. For instance, Jack Black may have actually existed in a former life as none other than Paul Revere. And who knew Shia LaBeouf was really just a modern version of Albert Einstein? Sound impossible? Check out the video below.
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